With respect to the international dimension of the preparatory process for the Durban Conference, the country played a supporting role; in regard to the national dimension, Brazil's preparatory process for the Conference was led by a National Preparatory Committee (Presidential Decree of 8 September 2000), presided by Mr. Gilberto Sabóia, then Secretary of State for Human Rights, and composed of representatives of ministries and other government agencies, as well as representatives and distinguished members of the black movement, indigenous and religious groups, and non-governmental organizations involved in the issue of racism and intolerance.
Hildebrando Tadeu Nascimiento Valadares; c) Ministerio de Educación, Carlos Alberto Ribeiro de Xavier; d) Ministerio de Salud, Cláudio Duarte da Fonseca; e) Ministerio de Trabajo y Empleo, Maria Helena Gomes dos Santos; f) Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrícola, Sebastião Azevedo; g) Ministerio de Planificación, Presupuesto y Administración, Ricardo Paes de Barros; h) Secretaría de Estado de Asistencia Social, Maria Albanita Roberta de Lima; i) Consejo del Programa "Comunidad solidaria"; j) Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas Aplicadas (IPEA), Roberto Borges Martins; k) Instituto de Estudios de Relaciones Internacionales, el Ministro Consejero Carlos Henrique Cardim; l) Fundación Cultural Palmares, Carlos Moura; m) Fundación Nacional del Indio, Glênio da Costa Alvarez;